Comparison

Best Percussion Rhythm Loops vs Starrypad

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Best Percussion Rhythm Loops

Create and jam along to authentic Middle Eastern percussion rhythms. This app offers a wide variety of loops and tools to help musicians compose their own songs and practice with realistic beats.

Highlights
  • Authentic Turkish-Arabic drum beats
  • Filter loops by BPM, genre, and measure
  • Adjustable tempo/BPM for each beat
  • Multi-channel graphic equalizer
  • BPM tapper tool
  • Wide variety of musical genres and percussion types
Features
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Turkish-Arabic Middle East Drum Beats is a rhythm station app with great loops. Play different genres of rhythms and jam along. Turkish-Arabic Middle East Drum Beats is designed for both amateurs and professionals and helps you write your own songs. Use it with drums, guitar, piano, darbuka, percussion, violin, strings, and many other instruments. Set tempo/BPM by tapping the screen with specially developed algorithms. Jam along your songs with real rhythm tracks instead of boring metronome sounds. Filter loops by BPM, genre, and measure to quickly reach the style that suits you best. A cleverly designed drum engine lets you change tempo/BPM for each beat. This makes practice more fun without needing a separate metronome or rhythm station. Multi-Channel Equalizer: Use graphic equalizer channels and arrows to fine tune your sound. BPM Tapper: Calculate BPM quickly by tapping for a few seconds. Turkish-Arabic Middle East Drum Beats includes genres like 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/8, 7/8, 9/8, 10/8, 12/8 and many percussion styles such as Bendir, Darbuka, Tef, Erbane, Djembe, Bongo, and Tabla. Features: - Adjustable tempo speed - Play in background - Tunes sorting - Many beats, tunes, and drum backgrounds - Can be used as metronome and rhythm box - Multi-channel equalizer - BPM tapper Subscription: - Title: Percussion Premium - Length: 1 year - Price: 19.99 USD / year Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.serkanmusic.com/drum-apps-privacy-policy/

About

Starrypad

Transform your device into a versatile music creation tool. Record audio, import sounds, and arrange them on a 16-pad sampler and looper. Shape your sounds with mixing controls and export your creations.

Highlights
  • 16-pad sampler and looper
  • Record from microphone or import audio
  • Adjust pad levels, pan, and tuning
  • Loop recording with layering and undo
  • Export loops as WAV or MIDI
  • MIDI input support
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Starrypad turns your iPhone into a drum pad, looper and sampler. Play sixteen pads with four kits: Acoustic, Hip Hop, Funk and Dance. Choose text labels or instrument icons. Screen taps play at a consistent velocity; optional MIDI input supports dynamic or fixed velocity. Shape each pad with level, pan and tuning in the Mixer. Record from the microphone or import audio from a video you choose, trim the sound and assign it to a pad. Save or cancel trim edits, and tap within the selected waveform region to preview from that point. Record loops, add layers and undo the most recent layer or pad edit. Switch from recording to playback without stopping the loop. Play along with music from another audio app. Watch videos while playing when the video app supports Picture in Picture. Simultaneous playback depends on the other app and your audio route. This does not import or record protected streaming audio. Export loops as WAV or MIDI. Connect an optional class-compliant USB MIDI controller. Original synth phrases remain available in the sound library. No controller, account or subscription is required. Settings and help support English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. Familiar performance legends stay in English. Audio processing and your recordings stay on the device. Salamander Drumkit by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0) TR-808 Sound Sample Set by Michael Fischer via TidalCycles (CC0 1.0) MuldjordKit by Lars Muldjord adapted by FreePats — Drum samples provided by DrumGizmo.org (CC BY 4.0) TR-909 recordings by Janne G:son Berg edited and published by altemark (CC BY 4.0) Additional percussion from FreePats (CC0 1.0) Original synthesized rhythm phrases by Starrypad

Screenshots

Best Percussion Rhythm Loops4 screens
Starrypad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Starrypad at 100% against Best Percussion Rhythm Loops's 0%. Starrypad also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). Best Percussion Rhythm Loops's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Best Percussion Rhythm Loops sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Starrypad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Best Percussion Rhythm Loops holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Best Percussion Rhythm Loops's written reviews are positive against 100% of Starrypad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Percussion Rhythm Loops ships an update every 6 weeks, Starrypad every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Best Percussion Rhythm Loops versus Starrypad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Percussion Rhythm LoopsStarrypad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerkan SekerRyo Ijuin

Customer experience

Best Percussion Rhythm Loops

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Starrypad

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Best Percussion Rhythm Loops

Subscriptions1
  • Percussion Premium$19.991 Year
None

Starrypad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Percussion Rhythm Loops free?
Best Percussion Rhythm Loops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Starrypad free?
Starrypad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Best Percussion Rhythm Loops or Starrypad?
Best Percussion Rhythm Loops is rated higher. Best Percussion Rhythm Loops averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Starrypad averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Best Percussion Rhythm Loops or Starrypad have ads?
Neither Best Percussion Rhythm Loops nor Starrypad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Percussion Rhythm Loops or Starrypad?
Best Percussion Rhythm Loops ships an update every 6 weeks, and Starrypad every 9 days. Most recently, Best Percussion Rhythm Loops was updated on November 3, 2026 and Starrypad on November 10, 2026.

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